title: Remission of Ménétrier's disease associated with ranitidine administration.
abstract: We describe a patient with Ménétrier's disease in whom acute administration of ranitidine reduced gastric protein loss more effectively than cimetidine or propantheline. This patient went into remission following a course of ranitidine. We reviewed the literature on remissions in Ménétrier's disease occurring without surgery. More detailed studies of various anti-secretory agents on individual patients are required to determine whether or not they are truly efficacious.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goh
authors.forename: F X
authors.initials: FX
authors.lastname: Sundram
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Seah
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002927:Cimetidine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005758:Gastritis, Hypertrophic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D011413:Propantheline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D011899:Ranitidine / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins; D011413:Propantheline; D002927:Cimetidine; D011899:Ranitidine